ISLANDERS WIN IN OVERTIME

Canadiens needed 56 shots to lose

The bottom line: John Tavares scored his second goal of the game at 1:51 of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 win over the Canadiens Monday night at the Bell Centre. Max Pacioretty tipped Jeff Petry ’s shot from the point for a power-play goal at 13:01 of the third period to tie the game at 4-4. It was the 12th goal of the season for Pacioretty, who has a goal in each of his last four games.

Good offence, no defence: The Islanders arrived here with the worst defensive record in the NHL but the Canadiens needed 56 shots to put four pucks behind backup goaltender Thomas Greiss. At the other end of the ice, the Islanders — who have the secondbest offence in the NHL — scored four times on their first 10 shots against Carey Price. The Islanders finished the game with 24 shots. The win moved the Islanders back into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 50 points, eight more than the 14thplace Canadiens.

Barzal bonanza: The Islanders took the early lead with rookie Mathew Barzal playing a key role. Barzal found Sorel native Anthony Beauvillier as he cut around defenceman Jakub Jerabek and Beauvillier was in alone as he beat Price on the blocker side at 1:24. Barzal made it 2-0 when he scored his 16th goal at 6:29. He beat Price with a high shot to the glove side.

Nicolas Deslauriers cut the Islanders’ lead to one with his sixth of the season at 8:01. He scored off the rebound of a shot from Jerabek, who picked up an assist for his first NHL point. Paul Byron tied it at 2-2 with his 12th of the season at 12:10. David Schlemko’s shot went off the end boards and Byron corralled the rebound before Greiss could grab the puck.

Islanders roar back: Price showed his frustration as the Islanders regained their two-goal lead early in the second period. Adam Pelech scored his first goal of the season, connecting from the slot at 2:37 after Victor Mete blocked Barzal’s shot. Tavares made it 4-2 with a short-handed goal at 5:36. He had a clean breakaway after a blind pass from Alex Galchenyuk eluded Petry. The Canadiens thought they had a power-play goal at 11:02 when Schlemko connected on a scramble in front, but Islanders coach Doug Weight challenged the play and the video review confirmed that Daniel Carr was offside. Montreal closed to 4-3 on Jonathan Drouin’s sixth goal of the season at 19:16 with Jerabek adding another assist. It was Drouin’s first goal since Nov. 29.

Injuries are mounting: Phillip Danault wasn’t the only casualty in Saturday’s shootout loss to the Bruins. The Canadiens announced Monday that Andrew Shaw suffered a lower-body injury and will be sidelined indefinitely. He’ll be examined again next week. Danault suffered a concussion when he was struck in the head by a Zdeno Chara slapshot. Julien said Danault was experiencing headaches and would not accompany the team on its road trip to Boston and Washington. The Canadiens added some depth Monday when they claimed forward Logan Shaw on waivers from the Anaheim Ducks.